Linde Werdelin 3 Timer

Linde Werdelin’s 3-Timer is nearly ready for creation. Since the presentation during BaselWorld final March, the 3-Timer probably has chance – together with the SpidoLite – their most popular model of the accumulation.

With only a finite run of 22 timepieces for the brown dial edition, this is probably going to be an instant kick. I have ordered one after seeing it during BaselWorld 2009, and opted for the brown dial version right a path. About a week antecedent, I received Linde Werdelin’s prototype brown dial watch and will share some of my experiences and opinions with you.

Since this is a prototype watch, I don’t want to jot a full review already. Anyhows, underneath you’ll detect some of the things that (I believe) really sets this watch individually.

The eye for detail by Linde Werdelin is superb. As you can see on the photo above, the numerals in the bezel are in the same brown color as the dial. At first I couldn’t trust that this was true, and had to do a double check with a loupe. The photograph clearly shows the brown color, but while there is little or no good light approximately, it is quite hard to detect.

The same works for the date wheel. A matching color has been used for this part as well. I cannot understand that there are still watch brands who use the standard pearly date cycle with dark publishing. Another cool detail is that the brown squares (which aren’t really squares) are not evenly brown. The sides of the ‘nobs’ are a few shades lighter, this creates a quite impressive dial, that reminded me of a tortoise-shell.

The strap of this watch is a so-called Tracked Calf strap. I have seen similar straps before, for Panerai watches, and they were called Riva straps for the pattern is reminding us of the famous mahogany Riva decks. So, I will mallet to Riva strap as well I have to admit that I not got so much comments on a watch before, and particularly on the strap. It really makes the watch stand out.

The prototype watch that I have came on a LW signed buckle. Folding buttons are also accessible, but I do not fancy folding clasps as they appear to either stick into the back of your wrist or make the strap a bit too ‘thick’ on the back of your wrist.

One of the additional chilly entities about this see namely the devise of the case. First of all, the corners of the circumstance are really keen. The lustered and brushed chapters actually activity with the (sun)light, for similar case designs do for well (meditation AP Royal Oak). The colossal hexagonal decorative screws give the watch a morsel of an industrial see, which I occur apt like Same goes for the bezel, besides the brown numerals, the bezel consists of a aesthetic and brushed part, as you can see upon.

The Linde Werdelin case design reminds us of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak catena, merely what I merely discovered behind dressing the watch because a daytime alternatively so….?Ǭ� the watch case too reminds me of the Patek Philippe Nautilus. Look by the ‘ears’ of the watch, no fully Nautilus, but it does caution me of an. The sides of the watch also have a feature, that namely of clamping The Reef or The Rock instruments to the watch. Now, I am not an avid rock climber alternatively diver, but by fewest I know it is likely to accompany 1 of these neat little calculators to the watch. Just in case.

As for how it wears… it is certainly bigger than anybody of the other watches I currently have in my collection, including an IWC Ingenieur 3227 (42.5mm). However, as you can see 2 pictures up, it still fits under my cuffs. It really wears quite comfortable, even with the rigid Riva strap. The case back of the watch is quite flat, and the lugs are positioned beneath a puny angle, to fit your wrist better.The radiant stuff on the dial (I suppose it is Luminova) really goes well in the black, also even after a short moment of exposure to the brightness.

I didn’t check the watch for its precision, but will do so with my own brown 3-Timer of way. I think it is a bit unfair to put a prototype watch ashore a Witschi device, as I don’t think this watch is about the activity. Although the mechanical automatic movement has an extra timezone, the movement is not the most momentous ingredient of this watch. However, I am confident that the accustom ETA 2893-A2 (derived from the prominent 2892-A2) is able to do the job right, as it does for a digit of other models and brands as well.

Any negative points? So distant so agreeable I think… the design is very characteristic and will not be to everyone’s liking (one tin see this as a plus!), maybe the price of 4800 Euro is a bit on the edge for an ETA powered watch, but then anew.. it is not only about the movement..?Ǭ� I think 4800 Euro (4080 Euro for the black dial model, limited to 222 pieces and without Tracked Calf strap) gives you a watch with a peerless case design that really stands out and which makes it possible to upgrade it with one of their neat little wrist computers (The Reef and The Rock). And another, I was really amazed at the fact that this watch is so comfortable on the wrist despite the size of the case. To me, it is also important that I can wear the same watch both in my reproductive cycle or at the office (with a suit). This watch easily tin do both.

As they say in German, this watch is ‘Der Hammer’. This prototype makes me want my number ’13′ brown dial watch even more….